Potato-stripper.



E. N. OLSON.

POTATO STRIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3.1915

1,154,539. PatentedSept. 21,1915.

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E. N. OLSON.

POTATO STRIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. [915.

1,154,539. Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

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ENOZson COLUMBIA FLANOORAPH :0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

orrrcn EDWIN N. OLSON, OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.

POTATO-STRIPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed July 3, 1915. Serial No. 37,875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN N. OLSON, av citizen of the United States, residing at Bellingham, in the county of VVhatcom and State of Vvashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Potato- Strippers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

One object of this invention is to admit of the cutting'of potatoes and similar ar ticles into oblong strips, for various purposes.

Another. object is to provide a cutting means for carrying out the above operation, that will insure of the complete severance of the strips; also of the cutting of the strips 7 into difierent thicknesses when desired.

A further object of the invention is to insure of the guiding of the article, to be out, into the path of a cutting mechanism, whereby to admit of the cutting into strips of the entire article.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe stripper, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cutting side of the stripper, Fig. 3 is an end view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a cross section through the stripper, showing the cutting end thereof and with the cutting mechanism removed, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cutting mechanism removed from the body of the stripper, and Fig. 6 is a, detail sectional view taken through the cutting portion of the cutting mechanism shown in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the letter A designates the stripper as an entirety, and which includes a trough 1, which is formed in part, from a substantially rectangular piece of metal bent upon itself to provide an inclined wall 2 and vertical wall 3, the latter wall having a rectangular opening 4 therein, so as to provide a frame formed of the vertical side members 5 and 6 and an upper longitudinally extending top piece 7 which connect the side pieces 5 and 6 and which is extended angularly to the side pieces 5 and 6, as shown at 8,

for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to. The sides 5 and 6 are connected to the ends of the inclined wall 2 by means of end pieces 9 and 10. The main body portion of the end piece 9 lies flush with the edges of the adjacent side piece 5 and the edge of the lnclined wall 2, and has its opposite end bent inwardly to provide attaching flanges 11 and 12, which engage respectively, the inner surfaces of the side piece 5 and the inclined wall, and are secured thereto by fastening means 13. at a point inwardly of the adjacent end of the trough, and has its opposite ends provided with attaching flange 14, which is secured to the inner surface of the inclined The end piece 10 is positioned wall 2 by fastening means 15, the opposite edge of the end piece 10 being secured to the adjacent side piece 6 in any suitable manner. The inclined wall 2 has its lower longitudinal edge provided with a vertically depending portion 16, which extends a considerable distance below the side portions 5 and 6 and carries a longitudinally extending strip 17, which is located directly below the angularly extending portion 8 on the top piece The strip 17 is substantially L-shaped in cross section, as shown in Fig. 4. so as to provide a race or guideway 18. The angularly extending portion 8 on the top piece 7 has its under surface provided with a longitudinally extending strip 20,

. which extends throughout the length of the top piece 8 and is of a width less than the portion 8 and is positioned adjacent the outer longitudinal edge of the said portion '25, a pair of angularly connecting portions 27 and 28, whichportions 27 and 28 connect the said guide plates 24 and 25. Lo cated within the opening 26, is a cutter carrying plate 29. This cutter carrying plate is of substantially U-shaped configuration, and has its bight portion 30 lying flush with one of the adjacent guide plates, and the sides and are adapted to be loosely received by the gnid'e'wa'ys 18 and 20, so as to admit of the guides 24 and25 to have sliding movement within the said guideways 18 and 21. The

cutter carrying plate 29 is provided with a series of spaced "slots 36, which are adapted to receive a plurality of U-sh'aped cutters 87;

the bi'ght po'rtions of the cutters being secured to those portions of the cutter carrying plates, which is located between theslots, b'y means of fastening elements 38, the said U-shaped cutters having side portions projecting into the slot 'or vertical opening in the guide plate 24 and beyond the adjacent surface of the said (guide plate and provided with the cutting edges 39. The handle carjrying plate has a vertically disposed cutting knife 40, which lies flush with the plate 24,

and overlies the 'term'ina ls of the sides of the U shaped cutters and has its opposite ends secured to the flanges 31 and '32 of "the cutter plate39, by means of a 'fa'stening'ele ment 41. The inner surface of the conneetingen'd piece 10 is provided with a substantially triangular shaped plate 42, which is secured -t0 the said connecting end piece 10 by means of fastening elements 43. This plate '42 has its enlarged end projecting throngh the opening 4 in the adjacent wall "of the trough, and formed with a series of slots '43, which open into the adjacent ends "of the plate '42 and into the opposite sides of the said plate and are located in alinerrient with the cutting'edges of the iii-shaped fasteners 27. The side piece 6 of the fr'ame has its edge provided with a series of laterally projecting, fingers 44 which "are adapted to engage the outer sides of those portions of the plate 42, which are located between the slots 43 and provide reinforcing means "for said portions. The plate 25 is previded with a longitudinally extending rib '45, which reinforces the plate against outward strain, and the said plate has its freefterminal extended outwardly as shown 46, so as to not interfere with the end '0? the plate 42, during the sliding "of the guides. a The inclined wall 2 of the trough has depending therefrom an angularly shaped plate 47. This plate 47 has its upper n n-gee, Side 458 secured to the inclined wall Qb'yI'neans of the fasteningel'ements ifil, and

between the edge of a table top or similar a support, and the screw clamp is adapted to be engaged thei'eagai'nst so as to hold the device in position.

In the operation, the article to be cut or stripped, is placed within the trough and by virtue of the inclined wall 2, the article will be moved into the path of the Ushaped cutters. When the stripper cutters and guides are inoved'in the direction of the plate 42, 1

thesides offthe U-shaped cutters and the knife 40, will during their travel, cause the articles to travel in the same direction until the article engages "the plate 42, the article will be arrested and the continued travel of the U-"shaped knives will result in the severingoi the articles at spaced points and into oblong strips. The strips as cut from the article, jbe forced between the sides of the Tlyshafped cutters and out through the space between the cutter carrying plate 29 and the 'gi i'de plate 24, and deposited on 'the table or ether-sup orter into a dish so disposed to receive the severed strips. As a means for moving the guides 24 and 25, so as "to "efiect the '(iifttilfl g of the article, a handle 53 "is provided. This handle has one end secured to the-plate 24, and has its opposite-end projecting laterally and angularly from the plate, as shown in Fig. '3, to admit of the convenient operation of the guide plates 24 "and 25. Havin-g thus described my invention, what I cla'i'mas new I 1. 'Adeviceof'the ela'ssdescribed comprising, a trough having one of its sides opened and haviirgitsopposite side inclined, a plate mounted within "the trough and adjacent one end of the trough, and having one of its edges projecting through the open side and previded with a plurality of spaced slots, and "a cutter carrying :pla'te slidable across the open side fof the trough and provided a plurality "of spaced *cu'tters 'alining with the slots in "the plate, and a vertically disposed knife associated with the cutter carrying plate and resting upon the first mentioned cutters.

'2. A" device of theclass described comprising a "trough having one of its sides open, guide plates slidable across the 'opened side of the t'rciirgh and havin connection with each other and arranged in ofi'set relation, a cu tt'er platefassociated with the guide and lying fln'sh vvi'thpneoffthe guide plates and disposed beyend the other guide plates, "U-

shaped cutters carried'by said cutter carrying plates, a vertically disposed knife carried by the cutter carrying plate and over lying the U-shaped cutters, and a platelocated within the trough and having one end projecting through I the open side of the trough and provided with a plurality of spaced slots, the said slots in the end of the plate being alined with the U-shaped cutters.

3. A device of the class described comprising a trough having one of its sides provided with an opening, guideways formed on the trough and located above and below the opening, guide plates slidable within the guides and across the opening and arranged in ofiset relation and connected to each other, a cutter plate associated with the guide plates, cutters carried by the cutter carrying plates, a plate located within the trough and having one end projecting through the opening in the side of the trough and pro-V vided with a plurality of slots, said slots in the plate being alined with the cutters on the cutter carrying plates, a vertically disposed knife associated with the cutter carrying plates an d overlying the first mentioned cutters, and a manipulating handle carried by one of the guide plates.

4. A device of the class described comprising, a trough having one of its sides open, guideways formed on the trough and located above and below the open side, guide plates slidably mounted within the guide ways and slidable across the open side and connected to each other, a plurality of cutters carried by the guide plates, one of the plates having a longitudinally extending rib formed thereon, and having one of its terminals extended angularly, and a plate located within the trough and having one end extending through the opening in the open side of-the trough and provided with a plurality of slots, the said slots being arranged in alinement with the said cutters.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN N. OLSON. Witnesses:

ROLAND G. GAMWELL, O. B. POE.

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